Lightning strikes again: iPhone malware gets truly malicious – Naked Security / Sophos

The new worm is similar to the original Ikee worm (and the recently discovered iPhone hacking tool) in so much as it only infects jailbroken iPhones, where users have installed OpenSSH and not changed the default password (“alpine”).

However, it is much more serious than the original Ikee worm because it is not limited to infecting iPhone users in Australia, and communicates with an internet Control & Command centre, downloading new instructions – effectively turning your iPhone into part of a botnet.